| Regimental number | 27921 |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Next of kin | Father, Joshua Lyes, Irish Town, Thames |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Joshua Lyes, Irishtown, Thames |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 26 |